‘It would be hard to over-praise the Leopold Trio's performances. Agility and all-round aplomb … warmth and colour … structural and idiomatic awareness … fine recording quality and helpful annotation too; so no reason not to invest’ (Gramophone)

‘This is without question one of the finest records of baroque music ever issued! … a revelation … enthralling and hugely important. A wonderful issue’ (CDReview)

'[Tatiana Nikolayeva] plays with the muscularity and power of three pianists without ever seeming to force her instrument; conversely, she is able to deliver moments of the utmost tenderness and sensitivity. Her enthusiasm for the score is infectious and quite successful at drawing in and maintaining the listener's attention' (AllMusic, USA)» More

'Nikolayeva spills scree-loads of notes with the best just as Tchaikovsky prescribed. The orchestra proves itself superior and a match for Ormandy’s Philadelphia in weight and unanimity. Their sound is remarkable also for the passion with which its playing is irradiated' (MusicWeb International)» More

‘Hyperion's Romantic Piano Concertos series, now at Vol 51, is an invaluable archive of music’ (The Daily Telegraph)

‘"Thank goodness for Hyperion!" was my initial reaction after hearing this excellent new CD in its extraordinarily successful Romantic Piano Concerto series  … who else can one turn to for the revelation of previously unknown music which demonstrably does not deserve the neglect into which it has fallen? … this is a brilliant CD of eminently worthwhile music … Shelley directs from the keyboard and, frankly, I don't know how he does it: some of the tempos in the outer movements of these works are pretty hair-raising, with the pianist kept hard at it—but the orchestra is with its highly gifted player / director all the way, and ensemble is first-rate … the result is enormously impressive—here is very good music, superbly played by these outstanding musicians, very well recorded and brought to us by a company whose very name is a byword for excellence’ (International Record Review)

‘How Howard Shelley manages to play these scores with such conviction and apparent ease while conducting from the keyboard is one of the musical marvels of the age … for those who delight in sparkling virtuoso display, the two outer movements of Rosenhain's concerto will not disappoint, but it is the slow movement that provides the most oustanding movement of the disc. This beautifully played serene Andante on its own is bewitching enough to make this disc unmissable’ (Gramophone)

'The Wells Cathedral Choir … have a slightly rough sound that's just right for Tavener. An important addition to the Tavener discography' (AllMusic, USA)» More

'On the evidence of this album, Tenebrae’s fan-base deserves to extend to anyone inspired by excellent choral singing. The professional chamber choir’s second disc on Signum’s new contemporary label contains world-premiere recordings of works by Francis Pott, Alexander L’Estrange and Jeremy Filsell. Tavener’s Mother and Child has about it the appealing artlessness of his finest choral works, while Pott’s My Song is Love Unknown emerges as a miniature masterpiece' (Classic FM Magazine)

'Signum has done us a great service in making available this recording of the reduced version of The Veil of the Temple, originally on RCA. Tavener, after all, regarded it as the summation of his life's work. It is certainly the apex of the interest in 'perennialism', the belief that the same message underlies all the great religions of the earth, that preoccupied the composer during the last decade or so of his life, and thus brings together not only texts from Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism but also musical elements from various traditions … performance and recording are outstanding. An essential testimony to the vitality of the musical and spiritual vision of the final creative phase of one of Britain's greatest composers' (Gramophone)

‘If you doubt that Tavener is a composer of substance, this disc should change your mind’ (Opera News)

‘A sensational performance’ (Music Week)